Chicago Divided

by Paul Kleppner

Book Overview

In April 1983, Harold Washington became the first black mayor of Chicago. His victory came at the end of a rancorous campaign that attracted national media coverage and left Chicago a city divided against itself. Chicago Divided sensitively reconstructs the developments that led to Chicago's 1983 political season. Investigating the election and its background, Kleppner taps a formidable array of sources--including newspapers, court cases, public...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0875805329
• ISBN13: 9780875805320
• Release Date: April 1985
• Publisher: Northern Illinois University Press
• Length: 331 Pages
• Weight: 1.25 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.8" x 6.5" x 8.7"
• Age Range: 18 years and up
• Grade Range: Postsecondary and higher